Australia: Seaweed additive drops methane by 95pc while upping cattle productivity 20pc

Published 2021년 8월 24일

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A new industry body, the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA), has been established to grow the Australian seaweed sector to a $1.5-billion agricultural market within the next 20 years. The sector's growth is driven by seaweed's ability to reduce methane emissions in livestock and improve their productivity. The red seaweed asparagopsis is already showing significant demand among farmers for reducing methane emissions almost to zero and increasing cattle productivity by up to 20%. Companies like FutureFeed are turning seaweed into a feed additive, with CH4 Australia planning to scale up production to meet the growing demand. The industry also has potential to filter pollution and protect the Great Barrier Reef by planting seaweed forests near river outlets.

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AUSTRALIAN seaweed could be a $1.5-billion agricultural sector within two decades, due to its ability to reduce methane emissions in livestock while improving their productivity. A new industry body has been established to help drive the growth of the emerging seaweed sector. The Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) has set ambitious targets of $100 million in production by 2025, and $1.5 billion by 2040. The red seaweed asparagopsis is already driving significant demand from farmers. The native species has been shown to reduce cattle methane emissions to almost zero when just a small amount is added to their feed. Australia is leading the way in the emerging market, with company's such as FutureFeed - born out of a partnership between the CSIRO, MLA and James Cook University - turning the seaweed into a feed additive. Just 50 grams of FutureFeed's product a day has been shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by 95 per cent. It's also been shown to increase cattle ...

Source: Farmweekly